Italian baby names: Unique and melodic

Apr 08, 2011 7:17 AM by Sarah W. Caron

Posted in Parenting / Having a Baby / Baby Names

Italian Names
Girls And Boys

Looking for a beautiful Italian name for your baby girl or boy? Look no further. Choosing an Italian name is a lovely way to pay homage to your roots. Whether it's a unique take on a popular American name or a name that oozes with romance, Italian names are a great way to go. Running the gamut from the traditional to the unusual, there are many beautiful Italian names to choose from.

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Famous Italian names

There are so many famous Italian folks out there working in entertainment, the food industry, fashion and more. So, it should come as no surprise that there are many Italian names that can be traced to famous folks and characters. While not everyone in the list is actually Italian, their names certainly are. Here are a few notable ones.

Boy Celebrity Baby Names

Antonio - Movie star Antonio Bandares
Benito - Italian dictator Benito Moussolini
Dante - Famous Italian poet Dante Alighieri
Dino - Fred Flintstone's purple dinosaur pet
Elmo - Sesame Street personality
Fabio - Known only by his first name, Fabio was a popular model and actor in the 90s
Giorgio - Reknowned Italian designer Giorgio Armani
Leonardo - Actor Leonardo di Caprio
Mario - Teenage heart-throb actor Mario Lopez from Saved by the Bell
Montel - Television personality Montel Williams

Girl Celebrity Baby Names

Aida - Food Network personality Aida Mollenkamp
Beatrix - Children's book author Beatrix Potter
Giada - Food Network star and chef Giada De Laurentiis
Clarissa - Fictional character played by Melissa Joan Hart on Nickelodeon show
Donatella - Reknowned designer Donatella Versace
Gabriella - Fictional High School Musical character played by Vanessa Hudgens
Madonna - Famous musician
Mona - The subject of one of the most famous paintings in the world, the Mona Lisa
Rosalie - Fictional character in the Twilight series, Rosalie Hale

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Comments on "Italian baby names: Unique and melodic"

I don't know who is doing your research but many of the Italian names you claim are English equivalents are incorrect, misspelled or are non existent Italian names. The correct Italian names to your English equivalents are: MARTINO = Martin (not Marcello as you claim - Marcello = Marcel) RODOLFO = Rudulph (not Ralph - RAPHAELE = Ralph) VITTORIO (not VITTORE)= Victor (not Vincent - VINCENZO = Vincent) LUCIO = Lucus not Luke (LUCA = Luke) ANIELA - No Such Name in Italian ANGELA = Angela (not Aniela) GIOGETTA - No Such Name in Italian (It is unpronounceable in Italian, if this name did exist, it would have to be spelled 'GiogIetta' or 'GiogHetta'. GIORGIA = Georgia (Not Giogetta) ELIZABETTA = Elizabeth (Not Isabella, ISABELLA = Isabella) ROSA = Rose (not Rosetta - ROSETTA = Rosette) ANNA = Anne/Anna (Vanni is not an Italian name, it does not exist) In your Italian Boy Names List: ELISEO not Elisio FILIPPO not Felippo GIACOMO not Geocomo (which means James in English) MARCO or MARCELLO - there is no such name as Marcio in Italian NICOLO' or Nicola not Niccolo (which means Nicholas in Italian) Tiernan does not exist in Italian and should be obvious to all Italian Girl Names List: Ceria - does not exist Donya - does not exist (in fact the Italian alphabet does not have a 'Y') ELENA not Elene ORIANA not Oria Sistine does not exist as an Italian name for a person, if it did it would be Sistina Torri - does not exist (Vittoria = Victoria) VALERIA not Valere I hope this helps those who are seriously looking for Italian baby names, as well as SARAH W. CARON (the author of this article) to CHECK her SOURCES and DO a BETTER JOB AT RESEARCHING and EDITING BEFORE she POSTS her information!